I scored a really cool rare disease and left work in 2014. Commercial drivers license, security clearance and multiple industry certifications down the tubes.
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I got stopped. I didn't get to retire. Dec 14 2014 I passed out at work and went to the hospital. Never went back.
I worked at the regional phone company installing and maintaining special services and communication systems. Our group installed and maintained for county 911, hospitals, government, school systems, resorts.
PGA at the Greenbrier. We put in the lines and bandwidth for the media. President coming. We put in the facilities.
County wide government with fiber in the ground. We built it. The local water company automatic controls for the pumps and water storage tanks. A forestry company with sites all over the state that had an phone in China on their system.
On call 24/7 and out of town for weeks sometimes. Training all over the country. It was hard and fulfilling and paid very well. Now I am on SS. At age 54 I had enough years of work to qualify.
Now I pet my cat, watch my fish and argue about QT on the internet.
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Technically they are not sure which one yet but have it down to 3 choices. They have to look at my brain after I don't need it any more to be sure which one.
Now I eat lots of pills and stick patches on myself so the little braintrons dont all leak out.
Don't be sad for me. I have had a really good time and I still am.
